Windmill



P. V. BRYMER.

WINDMILL.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 26` 192|.

Patented Feb. 2l, 1922.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 1- P. V. BRYMER.

WINDMILL.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 25. 192|.

1,407,373. Patented Feb. 2l, 1922.

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JJ XJ6 Iyar/6765021' Par Kymr'? ing aV wheel having a plurality ofadjustable PARK VV.VBRYMER, 0F JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY.

WINDMILL.

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"To all whom t may concern:

Y Be it knownthat I, PARK V. BRYMER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Jersey City, in the county of Hudson and State of NewJersey, have invented new and use- 'ul Improvements in Windmills, ofwhich V'the following is a specification.

This invention relates to wind motors and Vhas'as its'object thepro-vision of a novel and leilicient form of motor of the typecomprisvanes or sails adapted to catch the wind. An'objectvoftheinvention is to provide a device of this type having a sail or vanesurface of very large area which will readily and automatically adaptitself to the direc- ;tion in which the air currents are traveling.-

Another object of the invention is to Vprovide a wind wheel ofknock-down or collapsible structureV which may be quickly `assembled ordisassembled by onewho is not a skilled mechanic, Other objects of theinvention are of a more minute character, and reside in the (details ofconstruction hereinafter described land claimed; these objects willbecome obvious as the description proceeds.

I n the accompanying drawings I have shown one form ofthe device inwhich the invention m y beembodied, and in these Vdrawings Fig. 1 is aside elevational view,

Fig. 2 is an enlarged side elevation of one of the wheel sections,

Fig. 3 is an end elevation of the section shown in Fig. 2,

Fig. 4 is a detail view showing the connection of the lower end of eachsail and supporting arm with the hub,

Fig. 5 is another detail view showing the connection of the sail withthe supporting arm at the inner end of each arm, and

Fig. 6 is an enlarged detail showing the Specification of LettersPatent.

Vendof the coupling 13;

Patented Feb. 21, 1922..

Application led February 26, 1921. Serial No. 448,043.

hubs by means of couplings 13 swiveled uponthe ends of the arms andhaving a threaded engagement with nipples 14 on the collars. At pointsspaced from the shaft the aligned arms of each collar are connected bytransverse stays 15, the ends of which are fitted into T-shapedcouplings 1G upon the outer ends of the arms 12.

A sail or vane 17 is swingingly secured in position between the adjacentarms on each collar. The sails may be of any suitable material, butpreferably are of substantially rigid metallic construction and oftriangular shape so as to fit between the arms. At its inner angle eachsail has secured thereto a connecting member 18 having a forked end 19extending laterally from the sail with its fingers encircling a groove20 in the upper The connecting member may be secured to the sail in anysuitable manner, as by rivets 21. At one of its outer angles the sailhas a connecting member 23 formed with an extending ear 24, throughwhich passes the stay 15. It will be noted that the opening 25 in theconnecting member is considerably larger than the stay 15 for thepurpose of permitting the sail to swing laterally in either direction,as indicated in Fig. 3, the swinging movement taking place at theconnecting member 23 and the connecting member 18.

The third angle of the sail has a yielding connection to the other armso that all of the sails are normally maintained in alinement. In thepresent instance this connection comprises a spring 26 secured to thearm as by a pin 27, and having a line 28 extending upwardly through apulley 29, secured to a stay 15, and connected to an ear 30 of the sail.It will be evident that with each sail mounted in the manner abovedescribed it is normally held in a position substantially in line withthe arms 12, but is permitted to swing laterally in either directionbecause of its swinging mounting.

If desired, additional sails may be mounted upon the wheel so as toextend circumferentially of the same. One of such sails is shown in Fig.3, and is of substantially triangular shape with connecting members 33at each corner provided with'eyes 34e through which pass the stays 15.These sails are held in substantially rigid position, but materiallyincrease the sail area of the motor.

In order to strengthen and render more .f What I claim is:

durable the entire wheel construction, the

T-shaped couplings 16 may have short rbds` of the invention, withoutdeparting from the scope of the invention, as come within the skill of amechanic and within the scope of the following claims.

l. A wind motor comprising a hub, a plurality of arms radiating fromsaid hub, triangular sails between the adjacent arms and pivotallymounted upon one arm, and yielding means permitting said sails `to swingindependently laterally in either direction but normally maintainingsaid sails in alinement. Y A

v 2. A wind motor comprising a hub, a plurality of arms radiating fromsaid hub, triangular sails between the adjacent arms'and pivotallymounted upon one arm, and yielding means permitting said sails to swingindependently laterally in either direction but normally maintainingsaid'sails in alinement, said means comprising a yielding connectionbetween the sails and said arms. i 3. A wind motor comprising a wheelhaving a hub, a plurality of series of arms radiating from said` hub,said Aseries being V spaced apart along the axis of said hub, a sailswingingly mounted between Ythe adjacent arms of each series, andyielding means permitting said sails to swing independently llaterallyin either direction but normally maintaining the several sails of eachseries in alinement.

' 4. A wind motor comprising a hub, a plurality of arms radiating fromsaid hub and detachably mounted thereon, triangular sails between theadj acentV arms and pivotally mounted upon one arm, and yielding meanspermitting said sails to swing `independently laterally in eitherdirection but normally maintaining said sails in alinement. 5. A windmotor comprising a wheel having a hub, a plurality of series of armsradiating irom said hub, said arms being detachable from said hub, saidseries being spaced apart along the axis of said hub, a sail swinginglymounted between the adjacent yarms of each series, and yielding meanspermitting said sails to swing Vindependently laterally in eitherdirection but normally maintaining the several sails of each series inalinement. c f

6. A wind motor comprising a wheel having a hub,` a plurality of seriesof arms radiating froni said hub, saidseries being spaced apart alongthe axis. of said hub, a sail swingingly mounted between the adj aoentarms of each series, yieldingl means permitting said sails to swingindependently laterally in either direction but normally-main-` tainingthe several sailsof each series in alinement, and sails between saidseries exl l tending ciijcumferentially of said wheel and positioned ina plane at an. angle to said Vtiret-mentioned Sails.

In testimony-whereof I Vhave hereunto set in hand. u v l y PARKV."BRYVMER`.

